diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
index 212f355..8907bb6 100644
--- a/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/init.go
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ func initCommon(args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := validateRemoteNodeVsBlockChainNodeFlags(initOptions.RemoteNodeURL, initOptions.BlockchainNodeProvider); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := validateRemoteNodeDeployVsContractAddressFlags(initOptions.RemoteNodeDeploy, initOptions.ContractAddress); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	fmt.Println("initializing new FireFly stack...")
 
 	if len(args) > 0 {
@@ -260,6 +268,20 @@ func validatePrivateTransactionManagerBlockchainConnectorCombination(privateTran
 	return nil
 }
 
+func validateRemoteNodeVsBlockChainNodeFlags(remoteNodeUrl, blockchainNodePorvider string) error {
+	if len(remoteNodeUrl) != 0 && blockchainNodePorvider != "geth" {
+		return errors.New("both flags `remote-node-url` and `blockchain-node` can't be specified")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateRemoteNodeDeployVsContractAddressFlags(remoteNodeDeploy bool, contractAddress string) error {
+	if remoteNodeDeploy && len(contractAddress) != 0 {
+		return errors.New("both flags `contract-address` and `remote-node-deploy` can't be specified")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func validateTokensProvider(input []string, blockchainNodeProviderInput string) error {
 	tokenProviders := make([]fftypes.FFEnum, len(input))
 	for i, t := range input {